HB 532
AN ACT relating to medicinal hemp products and declaring an emergency.
In Plain Language
This bill sets up safety rules for growing and selling medicinal hemp products in Kentucky. It requires hemp growers and processors to follow federal safety standards for manufacturing, packaging, and labeling. The state agriculture department will write the specific regulations and make sure these rules are followed.
Official summary
Amend KRS 260.850 to define terms; create a new section of KRS Chapter 260 to establish quality assurance and safety protocols for medicinal hemp cultivation, handling, processing, and marketing; amend KRS 260.862 to grant the Kentucky Department of Agriculture the authority to promulgate administrative regulations related to quality assurance and safety protocols of cultivation, handling, processing, or marketing of medicinal hemp products and to require medicinal hemp product cultivators and processors to follow federal good manufacturing, packaging, labeling, or holding practices.
Sponsor
K. Moser (Republican-64)
Cosponsors
None listed
Latest action
to Agriculture (H)
Feb 6, 2026
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